David French

They have received missile fire from the Iranian backed Houthis.

They've been directly attacked by ballistic missiles from Iran itself.

They have every interest in the world

in degrading Iran's military capabilities and its ability to threaten it through proxies.

So the Israeli situation is fundamentally different from our situation.

Now, if we were gonna join with Israel to pursue Israeli defense priorities out of an active collective self-defense with an ally,

That is a case you make to the American people.

That's a case you take to the American people.

That is not something that a president just does unilaterally.

And it shows in the polling difference.

The American people know that this is not as directly in our interests as it was directly in Israel's.

But then if you're going to do it, Tim, and a lot of people I respect a lot have very much appreciated the way that Trump has backed Israel.

But from the conception, I'm sitting there watching and they would say, well, he's done this and this.

And back in my mind, I'm thinking, just you wait.

Israel isn't special.

Donald Trump's most important priority is Donald Trump.

It is not Israel.

It is not anybody else.

And while he might have some shared hatred of Iran with Israel, or whereas he might have seen that it's been to his political advantage to help Israel,

He doesn't have any particular love for that country, certainly not as compared to his love for himself.